Did you know the Space Station uses CI/CD? Read on to know about this powerful practice automates software updates and testing, allowing agile development and high-quality solutions for IT solution providers.

The International Space Station has a CI/CD pipeline to remotely update software on orbiting systems. Gosh, imagine the high (-est) stakes!

Such is one of the ways Continuous Integration enables high-tech innovation anywhere its used.

Let’s look over the core concepts once:

1. Continuous Integration- An automated method where dedicated developers make changes to their code. Here, automation allows highly frequent integrations of code changes into a single source code bank.

Now, when the code is completed, it needs to be tested and developed further. This is where Continuous Delivery comes into picture.

2. Continuous Delivery- The automated delivery of the finished code for testing & further development.

These steps come together when Continuous Deployment occurs after every iteration passes the automated tests.

Notice that each of these steps have a sole aim- constant iteration in today’s ready-to-run-whenever landscape. IT solution providers can get their products to the market faster, test newly innovated upgrades, while reducing risks & cost.

This continuous development not only enhances the products, but also effectively changes how businesses function.

Why should IT solution providers use CI/CD for Quality Assurance?

1. Agile & Infallible Development
Before DevOps movement, there existed siloed on-site teams which would be separated by departments and floors. This caused employees to be only involved in their fields, while working extended hours resulting in unhappy users & mistake-ridden launches.

In this age, high-level experts use CI/CD to conveniently deploy multiple upgrades in a single day as compared to a few weeks in the past.

2. Continuous Feedback Loop for Error Pinpointing
Using DevOps strategy has become a primary priority for businesses across industries. This instigates the feedback loop properly within the system.

The fact is that developers and testers can’t rely on traditional methods if they want to be efficient & iterative. It’s necessary to have continuous and quick feedback during any chances. This allows your team to pinpoint the errors early at the stage, enabling agile development.

3. Frictionless Go-To Market
CI/CD enables smooth deployments and pro-active innovation. IT solution providers using this approach gain access to frequent code integration, automated testing & delivery and early detection of bugs.

This allows smaller but more frequent launches built rapidly.

4. Consistent High Code Quality
Integrating tools to maintain code quality within the CI/CD pipelines instills automation in your systems. By enforcing coding standard & suggestive improvements, they give you smoother launches with less corrections & a consistently maintained high quality.

5. Automated Testing & Monitoring for Continuous Risk Mitigation
CI/CD pipelines facilitate continuous automated testing which acts like a shield against errors. Quicker integration allows test suites which helps in early identification and mitigation of bugs before they scale up.

Dedicated developers also integrate security scans within the pipelines that pinpoint the weak links before deployment. This proactive feedback loop encourages high-quality releases with less risks that are constantly iterative.

• a. Microservices and containerization simples down applications, resulting in easy scaling of individual parts of the systems.
• b. This also offers effortless portability across different environments.
• c. Infrastructure as Code automates resource optimization, resulting in constant deployments & upgrading based on real needs.

IT solution providers get enabled with faster feedback & consistent features rollout. This especially reduces downtime substantially as well.

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